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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS at a meeting
of the Civil Service Reform League spoke
on the subject and confessed that the
present administration did not carry out
its principles to the extent which was ex-
pected. This failure was due to the
strength of the old idea of spoils which,
if fought to the bitter end, would leave
the President without support in con-
gress.
One trouble with the civil service re-
formers is that they expect too much in
a short time. There is no President who
can go the whole length of civil service
reform contemplated by the League which
looks only to what is desirable without
properly considering the obstacles. No
administration can leap ahead of public
sentiment and sustain itself. The fact
that Cleveland has moved slowly in max
ing changes is quite step in advance of
the ideas which obtained when full
sweep was made. Civil service reform
is growing and Cleveland has done much
to foster it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS is a man in
whom the United States may justly take
pride as much for the high order of his
intellect as for his honesty of purpose in
matters political. But Mr. Curtis, had
he been elected President of the United
States instead of President of the Civil
Service Reform League, would be unable
to carry out the principles of the League
so as to satisfy that body. Many demo-
Gratis who were sincerely anxious that
President Cleveland should carry reform
to the extreme limit of making no change
where the good of the service did not de-
mand it, were so disgusted by the whin-
ing of those who Were removed that they
felt a ''clean sweep" would be preferable
to enforcing principle which would re-
dound to the benefit of pulling, selfish
lot of Office holders. There were num-
Der of Office holders who were manly
enough to refuse to blubber and to whine
over the violation of reform principles in
their case. If all were of that kind Pres
ident Cleveland could not move too slow
ly in making removals to suit the people.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

1T is not to be expected that the
brewers should continue in the order with
a temperance provision IN its constitu-
ton. These men get good wages and are
used well by their employers. 1t would
not be proper for them to work directly
against the interests of the men who fur
nish them employment and with whose
prosperity their own is so closely con-
nected.
Beside, there is no class of people more
public spirited, liberal and charitable than
the brewers. 1t is very rarely that a
brewer is found who is niggardly and
who does not give literally to public and
private charities. There is never any
thing small" about them. None of them
approve of drunkenness and few even
object to temperance unless when it con-
templates prohibition. These men are
justified in fighting prohibition; it is con-
fiscation for them and where is the man
who would willingly surrender his prop
erty that universal temperance might
prevail? Certainly none among the pro-
hibition property holders. The brewers
have great many partisans whose
habits they do not approve and of whose
support they are ashamed. But the pro-
hibitionists can not point to following
which is clean. The drunkard who wants
his fill of whiskey can be matched by the
long haired temperance fanatic who af-
feets to believe there is no sin can equal
that of drinking glass of beer. There
are dad men" on both sides and neither
can certainly claim to have monopoly
of all the goodness.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

S. W. DORSEY of star route fame was
lately interviewed in Milwaukee by a
Sentinel reporter on matters political.
Steve" is for Blaine and gives good rea-
sons for believing his nomination the
strongest the republicans can make He
would select Fairchild for the vice-pres-
idency. Fairchild's record within the
last year would make the selection of
Buffalo Bill fully as proper. His palsy
utterances, his playing into the hands of
The New York Tribune in the effort to
commit the G.. A. R. against Cleveland,
and his tacit approval of the ST. Louis
outrage make Fairchild appear as a very
light weight.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

JUST now while there is dearth of in
teresting subjects on which to write edi-
torials, it may be as well 10 occupy space
In showing that Cleveland has signed
more private pension bills In the two
years of his administration than did any
of his predecessors during his term. But
the excellence of an administration does
not depend upon the number of private
pension bills which President may sign.
Nor should the fact that Cleveland has
distanced all Presidents of the United
States In the number of private pension
bills which he signed, commend him par
ticularly to the people. The government
does not exist mainly for the purpose of
granting pensions. Of course there are
many who think this is the main function
of government. Patent medicine vendors
profess to believe that call the ills which
flesh is heir to" come from that particu-
lar ailment for which their nostrums are
a specific. The prohibitionist believes
the millennium may be ushered In by the
general acceptance of his views. The
pension fend affects to believe that all
other questions of government should be
subordinated and postponed to the grant
ing of pensions.
Pensions are all right. There are many
deserving people entitled to them whose
claims are not yet recognized; just as
there are many receiving them without
shadow of claim. 1t is proper that dis
elimination be exercised SO that the de-
serving receive their due and that the
government be not imposed upon by the
unworthy. To commend blindly for the
number of pensions granted is to assume
the propriety of scattering pensions in
discriminatory.
It is better for the old soldiers that
pensions be kept within proper limits.
There is growing feeling that the ur-
gency of demands in this direction re-
sembles too strongly a raid upon the
treasury. 1t is not to be expected that
the people generally will cease to give
attention to all matters of a public ma
ture and unite in demand that the Pres
ident sink all the functions of his Office
in mad desire to approve pension bills.
No one will believe that Cleveland is
hostile to union soldiers. That is the
petulant wall of the disappointed ones or
the deliberate Justification of the inter-
ested politician. Cleveland's vetoes of
pension bills constitute better record
for the chief executive of the nation THAI
does his approval of greater number of
pension bills than any of his predecessors.
1t is a poor issue on which to elect
President-that he "beat 'em all'' In sign
ing pension bills.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11
The total immigration to this count

The total immigration to this country
from Europe during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1887, is 1915. OF this
number Germany sends 106,5 $50, or nearly
double the number furnished by any
other European country and is an in
crease of $4,000 over the immigration
from that country for the year 1885,
More than double as many Italians came
to the United States for the year men
toned, than during the preceding year.
The average increase of immigration is AZ
per cent, over that of the year ending
June 1885,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11
LUMB & Nelson.

First Publication August T. 1871 No. %
SIAIE OF WISCONS1N,-CoUNTY COURT FOR
~ MANITOHOC COUNTY. In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of John w. Meyer,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Frank
Noworatzky, administrator of the estate OF John
Meyer deceased, setting forth the amount of per-
sonal estate that has come to his hands, and the
disposition thereof,-the amount of debts out
standing against sand deceased, and description
of all the real estate of which said deceased died
seized and the condition and value of the respec-
tive portions thereof and that all of the real es
tate OF winch said deceased died seized including
the homestead, Is Incumbered by real estate
mortgage and was incumbered at the time of
the death of said deceased which mortgage was
gwen to secure the payment of the sum of one
thousand dollars and interest thereon at the rate
OF seven per cent. per annum, and praying that
license be to him the said administrator granted
to sell all of the real estate of said deceased to-
wit: The west half of the northwest quarter of
section No. twenty-slx, township No. eighteen
north OF range No. twenty-one east IN the county
of Manitowoc, State of Wisconsin, and the owner
and holder of said mortgage having in writing
consented to accept all the money secured by said
mortgage and to release the same of record upon
receiving said money, and 1t appearing by said
petition that there is not sufficient personal
tate in the hands of said administrator to pay said
debts, nor any part of said mortgaged indebted
ness and that 1T Is necessary In order TO pay the
same to sell all of said real estate it is therefore
ordered that said petition be heard by this court
on Tuesday the 9Th day of September 1897 at 10
o'clock A. NJ, of that day. at the Office of the
county judge in the city of Manitowoc in said
COuliy II Is OfueTel, l1dt Ill persons
interested said estate appear then and there to
show cause IF any there be- why license should
not be granted to said Frank Noworatzky as such
administrator, to sell said real estate according
to the prayer of said petition.
And 1t is further ordered, that this order shall
be published for four successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Manitowoc Pilot, a
weekly newspaper printed and published at Man
itowoc. in said county, and that a copy OF said
order be personally served on all persons inter
ested in said estate, residing in said county who
have not in writing signed their assent to said
sale at least twenty days before said day of hearing
Dated at Manitowoc, the 2nd day of August, A.
D., 1887.
By the court,
CARL H. SCHMIDT, County Judge.
ScbTnitz &
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

KLEIN, the chief OF the Chicago hood
lers, got off with light fine. The fell
low played the sneak and not only be-
came an informer but played the spy on
his co-conspirators during the trial confer
ring with them and then revealing to the
prosecuting attorney what the defense
purposed doing 1t is too bad such a
cOwardly and treacherous cur should re-
ceive immunity. 1t is a good thing the
boodlers are convicted and to do so there
must be such wretches as Klehm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

SENATOR REAGAN of Texas Is not well
pleased with JEFF Davis's anti-prohibition
letter, and wrote very courteous and
dlgnified, but singing reply, in which he
says Dayis's letter has been read and ap-
plauded by every saloon keeper and dram
drinker in Texas. Davis's letter did much
to defeat the prohibition movement. 1t
was the first time he made an appeal to
the people of southern state since he
ceased to be citizen and he did not ap-
peal in vain.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

IT has been a tradition of the Irish
people to hate everything English and to
distrust everything Protestant. But the
last few years have done as much toward
hberalizing Irish sentiment as populariz-
ing the idea of home government. There is
no race of people who love justice more
than do the English when their conscience
is awakened. The glory of England has
for too long time made them blind to
faults at home and the Irish people suf-
fered because there was no one of sUfi-
cient influence and power in England who
chose to call attention to the wrongs
which were inflicted. The Irishman whose
voice was raised in indignant protest
against persecution or touching appeal
ical to English glory and his words were
unheeded.
Gladstone perceived the just demands
made and he had the courage to confront
the conservatism of centuries. The splen-
did victory he achieved is no more tri-
umph for him than a tribute to the just
ice of the people to whom he appealed
and who trampled upon the traditional
prejudice which held their conscience in
bondage and made oppression seem duty.
History fails to record such victory as
that upon whose threshold Gladstone
now stands. Through his untiring efforts
the English people have been educated
up to the idea of home rule, and stimuli
taneously with the passage of the coer-
cion bill is a change in public sentiment
which makes it's enforcement so unpopu-
lar as to undo the government which at
tempts it. The tory government has
been forced to take up Irish legislation
where it was dropped by Gladstone
Its continuance in power depends
upon this 1t is revolution greater
than that which brought about Magma
Charta. 1t is the work of Gladstone, a
man who has received as full measure
of abuse from the Irish people as ever
did an Englishman, the man to whom
they owe more than to all other men who
worked in their behalf
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11
Wretches as KIehm.

QUITE an accident occurred in Mil
waukee at the ship yard of Wolf & David
son on Saturday last, when the large
steamship was launched. The coal docks
stand opposite the yard and as it is a
good point from which to observe launch,
the roof was crowded. When the steam
er struck the water an immense wave
struck the dock bringing about forty feet
of it down and burying a mass of people
in the black waters of the river. Three
persons were killed and number wound
oil
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

ROYALTY is only shadow in England.
Lately in the house of commons it was
asked how many persons having royal
blood are in the public service and how
many draw money from the public funds;
and likewise how many public officers
had been passed over by scions of royal
families. The government refused to
give the information and considerable
commotion was caused thereby.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

A VESSEL loaded with tanbark and hay
ing on board fifteen persons, capsized
lately, in the Gulf of California. The
captain and four sailors climbed on the
bottom on the boat; the rest were drown
ed. The sharks proceeded to feast upon
the dead bodies in the presence of the
survivors. Two of the men on the vessel
bottom became crazy and plunged into
the water where they were instantly
devoured by the sharks. After eight
days the captain and his companion were
picked up.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11
THE following from The Boston Herald

THE following from The Boston Herald
puts the case in the strangest possible
light. There can be no question but that
those who pronounce SO emphatically for
pensions are actuated more by desire
to win the votes of the G. A. r. than to
extend aid to those who are in need:
The question is raised how far it is
iustifiable for party to endeavor to make
votes for itself by spending the peoples
money, it is not meant by this simply
the adoption of liberal policy in the
expenditure, with a view to gain public
favor. That may be done with consci-
entious belief that liberal policy in ex-
penditure is in itself right. But when
large class of men is found who. either
in themselves or in their connections,
cast many votes. and it is proposed to
grant thos1s men direct payment of money
~rnm the national treasury, with view
--ncarement of their votes for the
70 Tue pa i".ing it, then, alike in a
par.s a app p 'snlike point of
ll :l a. anu ~ eId.esLi- = serious
objection *
This kind of legislation is degrading;
~ % oohiold IAiHS, ~ 10 ouSloHeSl- IL
seeks, as was said In the beginning, to buy
votes for party by paying money to the
voters to be so purchased from the ma
tonal treasury. This is its unconcealed
object. 1t is idle to say that the action
is advocated as sound public policy. Not
an intelligent man in the country but
knows to the contrary. There is neither
wise nor prudent craftsmanship In it;
there is profligacy with the public money,
rather An important point at issue in
the next presidential election Will be as
to whether the money collected from the
public in taxation shall be used to fur
Their party schemes and promote party
success. There should be ten votes lost
from taxpayers where there is one gained
from those sought to be brlbed in such
contest"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

MILWAUKEE is little bit torn up over
school matters. Max Grossmann wanted
to be appointed assistant teacher of Ger
man. The school commissioners selected
a lady by majority of one, but all those
voting for Grossmann were Germans, ex-
cept one who is Irish. All the Americans
on the board voted against Grossmann
and among the number is "Boss" Hinsey,
who until he was defeated for the mayor
atty by German votes, was more German
than American in his sympathies and his
habits.
Grossman is an ATHEIST and has not
been satisfied with passivity in the mat
ter, but has written and spoken against
religion. Probably what worked most
against him was an address of welcome
to the German National Teachers Asso-
citation in which he said that the Ger
man Teachers Association had mission
to fulfill and that was to save German
children from the moloch of Yankeedom."
As Hinsey is not looking for Office his
Yankee spirit was stirred and he opposed
Grossmann on the ground of his opposi-
ton to Anglo-Americanism
But Hinsey is not to escape scot free.
Boppe, editor of The Freidenker and
Turn Zeitung, announces his purpose to
make it warm for Hinsey through both
He states he will have some
papei"' '~ad every week for some
thihg on lna' IL ~ of the Amer
'iiie. iio iesoi' Us VIZ -;au
lean members of the school commiss.~
as an act of hostility toward the Ger
mans and their language and while the
lady selected is good teacher, she Is not
SO well versed in German literature as
Grossmann is and did not receive an
academic education in Germany as he
did
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

"oLD hentuck is not so strongly DEM
ocratic rs was its wont. 1t will be better
for the state to have the strength of the
parties more nearly a balance. 1t is with
states as with people of one nationality,
very unwise thing to be olassed as
safe for any party under all circum-
S-aOnac
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

TWENTY young men competed for an
appointment to West Point in a Massa-
chusetts district. OF the number, ten
were rejected because they had the ''to-
bacco heart" disease of that organ in
duced by the use of tobacco.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11
THE German Catholics of Indiana WI,

make complaint at the Chicago conven-
ton of German Catholics against Bishop
Chatard who Is an American and who is
charged with discriminating in favor of
English speaking priests. Besides he
holds very strict temperance views. The
proceeding Of the Chicago convention will
attract great deal of attention.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11
MILLINERY BELOW COST.

If you want to buy cheap Millinery,
now is the time? Mrs. B. Wimpf offers
her entire stock of flowers, feathers,
ribbons, silks and yeivets, new style hats
and bonnets at below cost. Orders filed
promptly in good taste and latest style.
Don't fail to call.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

The Summer School of Patriotism" is
the title given to the meeting of lot of
women cranks at which the question of
woman suffrage was exclusively discuss
ed. Another meeting is to be held in
September. Women are pining away on
account of being denied the inestimable
privileg eof voting, if the school of Pa
triotism" speaks truly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

AN Irish lunatic lately threw compar-
atively harmless explosive on board a
British vessel lying at New York. He
was arrested and jabbered away about
being one of society organized to de-
stroy British vessels.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

OLD King Kalakua has no cause to
growl at the revolution which took place
in his kingdom lately. 1t reduced his
hours of labor without reduction of salary.
All the work he has now to do is to grant
pardons and draw his salary. Old Kal
has no reason to be dissatisfied with that
Arrangement
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

The Milwaukee socialists are not hav-
ing happy time. Their chief, Grottkau,
finds himself In jail more often than is
pleasant and then his paper suffers some
what from the character of its business
manager. His name is Kleist; he was
teacher of German school at Wausau
and tried to outrage a little girl of ten
years. He was forced to fee and went to
Milwaukee, becoming business manager
of the Arbeiter Zeitung.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

First Publication July 90, 1872 No. q
STATE OF WISCONSIN, -MANITowoo COUNTY
- COURT. In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Sophia Schultz
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Henry
Schultz, executor of the estate of said deceased
for the adjustment and allowance of his admins
tration account land the assignment of the resi-
due of said estate to such other persons as are By
law entitled to the same)
1t is ordered that said account be examined adj
justed and allowed at special term of said court
to be held at the Office of the county Judge in the
city of Manitowoc, IN said county, on Tuesday.
the 3tth day of August, A. D., 1887.
1t is further ordered, that upon the adjustment
and allowance of such account by this court AS
aforesaid the residue of said estate be- by the
further order and judgement of this court as
signed to such persons are by law entitled TO
the
1t is further ordered that notice of the time and
place of examination and allowance of such ac-
count and of the assignment of the residue of
said estate be given to all persons Interested by
publication of this order for three successive
weeks, before said day, in the Manitowoc Pilot a
weekly newspaper printed and published at the
city of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin.
Dated, July 9th. 1887.
BY the court,
CARL III. SCHMIDT, County Judge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

DAN. MANNING is receiving a little
abuse now for having pitched in to the
G. A. Il. some years ago. If Daniel did
SO it is another proof of his ability to
foresee things. Dan, with prophetic in
sight, saw its gravitation toward party
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-08-11

JOHN SHERMAN is trying little out
side work on the Canucks John thinks
if Blaine can make a little political capt.
tol by crossing the ocean, he will try a
sample article by stepping across the q.
S. boundry line.